महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-22, verse-12

तच्चास्य कर्म पूज्यं हि प्रशस्यं च विशां पते ।
तेन चेन्द्रत्वमापेदे देवानामिति नः श्रुतम् ॥१२॥

12. taccāsya karma pūjyaṁ hi praśasyaṁ ca viśāṁ pate ,
tena cendratvamāpede devānāmiti naḥ śrutam.

12. tat ca asya karma pūjyam hi praśasyam ca viśām pate
tena ca indratvam āpede devānām iti naḥ śrutam

12. viśām pate ca asya tat karma hi pūjyam ca praśasyam
tena ca devānām indratvam āpede iti naḥ śrutam

12. And that action (karma) of his, O lord of the people, is indeed venerable and praiseworthy. By that very action, he attained the status of Indra among the gods, as we have heard.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - referring to Indra's action (that, therefore)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of Indra (of him, his)

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed

• पूज्यम् (pūjyam) - venerable, praiseworthy, worthy of honor

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• प्रशस्यम् (praśasyam) - praiseworthy, laudable

• च (ca) - and, also

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O ruler of the people (O lord, O master)

• तेन (tena) - by that action (karma) (by that, by him)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इन्द्रत्वम् (indratvam) - Indrahood, the state of being Indra

• आपेदे (āpede) - he obtained, he reached

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इति (iti) - introduces 'as we have heard' (thus, so, in this manner)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, for us, to us, our)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it is heard (heard, understood, revealed)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - referring to Indra's action (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to karma.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Indra (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (as a result of previous actions)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूज्यम् (pūjyam) - venerable, praiseworthy, worthy of honor

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūjya

pūjya - venerable, to be worshipped, to be honored

Gerundive

Root pūj + suffix -ya

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Adjective modifying karma.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

प्रशस्यम् (praśasyam) - praiseworthy, laudable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praśasya

praśasya - praiseworthy, to be praised, laudable

Gerundive

Prefix pra + root śas + suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying karma.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O ruler of the people (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

Note: Part of vocative compound viśām pate.

तेन (tena) - by that action (karma) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to karma.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रत्वम् (indratvam) - Indrahood, the state of being Indra

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indratva

indratva - the state or quality of being Indra, Indrahood

Derived from 'indra' with suffix '-tva'

आपेदे (āpede) - he obtained, he reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of āp

Perfect tense, middle voice (ātmanepada)

3rd person singular

Root: āp (class 5)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

इति (iti) - introduces 'as we have heard' (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, for us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Here functions as instrumental 'by us' with śrutam (heard).

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it is heard (heard, understood, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Śruti)

Past Passive Participle

Root śru + suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'matter' or 'story' that is heard.